Separator



D. E. QUICK Aug. 24 1926i SEPARATOR l Filed Deo.

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Patented ug. 24, 1926.

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DANIEL EDWARD QUICK, OFTAT, CALIFORNIA.

SEPARATOR.

Application led December 16, 1925. Serial No. 75,791.

This invention relates to separators and it has for its object to provide an improved device oiz this character adapted to separate a liquid from a gas, or oneliquid from another, in a quick and eliicient manner. rlhe invention is designed, primarily, to separate Water from gas in gas mains or to :separate Water from oil in oil mains, automatically and continuously.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a separator, of the character indicated, which will be extremely curateand sensitive in action. y

r71th these objects in view, l have devised the structure shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal, vertical sectional view of a separator constructed in accordance With the invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of a sliding joint. hereinafter described,

Fig. 3 is a transverse, vertical section through one of the fans by which the valve operating mechanism is mounted in the main casing, and

Fig. 4: is a plan view of a valve stem,here inatter described. f

Like numerals designate corresponding parts in all of the figuresof thedrawing.

Referring to the drawing, the numerals 1 designate caps which close the ends of a main tubular casing 2. A sleeve 3, Which projects ydownwardly from the'lower part oit the casing 2, near one 'Vend thereof, car ries a valve nipple il, which nipple has a relatively small drip port 6 formed therein. rlhe port 6 is adapted to be closed by a valve 7. lt is to benoted thatv the valve Aseat is not concave. but is 'flat on top. rlhis in conf junction with the haii round form of the valve provides a structure'that will `be very sensitive and will unseat easily; because it will not stick. It is also to be noted that the sleeve 3 is projected into casing 2 so that coarse particles and sediment Willbetrapped in the casing instead of passing out through the valve. This eliminates a great deal of wear on the valve and seat. A spider 8, which is carried by the valve stem 9, spans the nipple 4t and acts as a guide tor the valve as it moves up and down in said nipple. The upper end of the valve stem 9 is provided with a series ot' openings 10. A cotter pin or key 11 is adapted to be passed through any one of these openings and through the head 12 of valve operating rod 5. The rod is threaded for the reception of nuts 13, which lie upon opposite sides of a transversely extending bar 14, said nuts serving to bind bar v14 and rod 5l rigidly together. The 'outer ends ot' the bar 11i are trunnioned in a band v17, said band being` held in place in the casing 2 by means ot screws 15. Longitudinally extending strips 16 connect the band 17 to a corresponding band 17a. Valve operating rod 5a is trunnioned `with respect to the band 17a, by elements 13 and 14, Which correspond with the like elements by which the rod 5 is pivoted with respect to the band 17. The confront ing ends of the rods 5, 5a are connected by means of a pivoted and sliding joint. This joint consists of a. male member .23, which is secured to the rod 5 by bolt 2l and a emale member 24 Which is secured'to `the rod 5a by bolt 21a. A pivot bolt 22 passes through the slotted portion 20 of the members 23 and 24 and, in effect, pivotallyunites these members While permitting them to have limited endwise adjustment. The :tree end of the rod 5- carries a float 20, secured uponthe outer end of said rod 5n by means of a nut 19, The float 20t is provided With a cover 18 and is `fluid tight. The inlet for the materials to be separated is indicated at 25, While the outlet for the materials separated, such, for example, as the Water separated trom a body of oil, is through port 6. The inlet and outlet may be placed at any desired point, the location being a matter ot choice. However the location of the out- Vlet at the top of the casing Will prevent accumulation of gas therein, Whichis desirable. It desired, an outlet 26 may be provided so thatoilor gas may flow continuously through casing 2 from inlet 25 to out-let 26, the separated material such as Water, in either case, passing otl through port 6. It will be observed that the structure provided is one which will be extremely sensitive in operation and one which will be capable ot' very accurate adjustment. Very minute adjustment may be etlected by the longitudinal movement of the rods 5, 5a, under the influence of the nuts 13. It is to be noted that the connection between rods 5, 5L is in the nature of a toggle joint and that the fulcrums are arranged so that the float acts with considerable leverage in seating the valve.

It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise construction set forth but that it includes within its purview whatever changes fairly come within either the terms or the spirit of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what l claim is:

l. A device of the character describe comprising a casing having an outlet port, a valve for controlling said outlet port having a stem, a iioat, a' pivoted rod by which said float is carried, a pivoted rod connected to the valve stem, a pivotal connection between the abutting ends of the said rods, and means Jfor etfecting'individual endwise adjustment of said rods with respect to their pivot points.

2. A device of the character-described comprising a casing having an outlet port, a valve Jfor controlling said outlet port having a stem, a ioat, a horizontally disposed rod by which said float is carried, means :tor pivoting said rodintermediate its ends, a second horizontally disposed rod pivoted intermediate its ends and connected at one end to the valve stem, the said rods being disposed in substantial longitudinal alignment with each other and having sliding and pivotal connection' at their abutting ends. f

3. A device of the character-described comprising a cylindrical casing, a'pair oi' spaced rings fitted within the casing, spacing elements extending between said-rings, means for securing oneA of said rings to the casing, a transverse trunnion extending diametrically of each of said rings, a pair of rods disposed end to end and having Vpivotal connectionwith each other wat their abutting ends, said rods being pivotally mounted internfiediate their ends upon the said trunnions, a oat carried by the outer end of one of said rods,'a valve'suppor'ted from the outer end of the other of said rods,

and an outlet port leading from the casingY and controlled by said valve.

1l. A device of' the character described comprising a casing, having an outlet port,

a vertically disposed valve and valve stem controlling said port, a float, a horizontally disposed rod by which the float is carried,

means for pivotally mounting said rod intermediate its ends, means for effecting endwise adjustment of said rod with respect to its pivot point, a second rod, means for pivotally connecting one end of the second rod tothe valve stem and the other end of the second rod to that end of the first rod remote from the float, and means for effect-ing longitudinal adjustment of the second rod with respect to its pivot point. Y

. 5. A structure as recited in claim 5, wherein the connection between the confronting ends of the said two rods is a sliding one.

6. A device of the character described, comprising a casing having an outlet port, a vertically disposed valve and stem controlling said port, a float in the casing, a pairof horizontally disposed rods, said float being mounted upon theouter end otone of said rods, said rod being pivoted intermediate its ends, means for pivotally connecting the en d of the other of said rods to tho valve stem, means for' pivoting the second rod intermediate its ends and means for uniting the confronting ends of said two rods', comprising male and female slotted lronembers, and a bolt traversing said memers.

7. A device of the character described comprising a casing, a sleeve the upper end of which is projected above the bottom of and into said c asing, an element at the lower endot1 the sleeve constituting an outlet port, a valve and stem vertically movable in the sleeve said valve co-acting with said outlet port, a float in the casing, a pair of horizontally disposed rods said ioat being mounted upon the outer end of one of said rods and said rod being pivoted intermediate yits ends, means for pivotally connecting the other of said rods to the valve stem, means forl pivoting the .second rod intermediate its ends and means for pivotally uniting the confronting lends of said two rods.

In testimony whereof he atxes his signature.'

- DANIEL EDWARD QUICK. 

